Olive – Winged Bulbul

Pycnonotus plumosus

Description

Pycnonotus plumosus is a medium sized bird which is about 20 cm and belongs to the Pycnonotidae family. Has characteristics, the upper part is blackish gray or brownish, with the back and wings swept away in olive green. The chin and throat are white or whitish. Whitish gray chest, lower chest and belly swept olive green. Tunggir brownish yellow. Black beak with brownish feet and dark red iris.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

20 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

Om

Omnivore

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Pycnonotidae

GENUS

:

Pycnonotus

SPECIES

:

Pycnonotus plumosus

Distribution

Pycnonotus plumosus can be found on the edge of forests, plantations, and land with few trees in low forest areas up to an altitude of 800 meters above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Malay Peninsula, Kalimantan, Palawan, Sumatra and Java

Habits and Lifestyle

Pycnonotus plumosus sometimes flies alone or in pairs, this bird roams the middle or upper layers of the forest canopy.

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Forest and plantation

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Prey on various kinds of insects and caterpillars, and look for soft fruits, such as banyan fruit for food.

Diet : Omnivore

Mating Habits

This species begins to breed around January – September, with a fairly hidden, cup-shaped nest made of grass, leaves and fine twigs, which are placed in a bush or shrub. The female lays 2 eggs, reddish pink with spots.

Reproduction session : January – September

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

The exact population size of this species is not known, but is believed not to be near the threshold for vulnerability, so it is evaluated as of least concern on the IUCN red list.

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Pycnonotus plumosus on The IUCN Red List site 
  3. Merbah Belukar on Wikipedia article